11th Annual Congressional Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency EXPO + Forum
Cannon House Office Building – Caucus Room
U.S. House of Representatives
Independence Avenue and New Jersey Avenue SE; Washington, DC
Thursday - July 31, 2008
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (exhibits open for viewing)
10:15 a.m. – News Conference
(featuring Members of Congress - to be announced)
11:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
(speakers - to be announced)
The Sustainable Energy Coalition - in cooperation with Members
of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate Renewable
Energy & Energy Efficiency Caucuses - will host the 11th annual
Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency EXPO + Forum.
This year’s EXPO will bring together nearly fifty businesses,
sustainable energy industry trade associations, government
agencies, and energy policy research organizations to
showcase the status and near-term potential of the
cross-section of renewable energy (biofuels/biomass,
geothermal, solar, water, wind) and energy efficiency
technologies. A morning news conference will feature
Members of the U.S. Congress while afternoon speakers
will discuss the role sustainable energy technologies
can play in meeting America’s energy needs and
address issues such as:
** Is it really possible to meet 100% of U.S. electricity
needs with renewable energy by 2018, or 20% with wind
power by 2030, or even 10% with solar power by 2025?
** What is the actual impact of ethanol and other renewable
fuels on food supply and costs and are alternatives such
as cellulosic biofuels economically, technically
and environmentally viable?
** Can fuel-cell, hybrid, all-electric, plug-in, hydrogen,
flex-fuel, or other automotive technologies play a major
role in reducing rising gasoline prices or lessening
reliance on imported oil?
** How much more efficient can we make U.S. homes,
offices, industries, vehicles, appliances, and lighting
– and how much impact would this have on the emission
of greenhouse gases?
** What are the likely consequences of public and
private investments in renewable energy and energy
efficiency on jobs, creation of domestic industries,
and local economic development?
COME TO THE EXPO AND DISCUSS THESE QUESTIONS
AND OTHERS YOU MAY HAVE WITH:
3TIER
Abengoa Solar
Agricultural Research Service - U.S. Department of Agriculture
Alliance to Save Energy
American Council On Renewable Energy
American Wind Energy Association
Beacon Power
Betterbulb
Business Council for Sustainable Energy
Capstone Turbine Corporation
Chevron Technology Ventures
Clean Fuels Development Coalition
Clean Fuels Foundation
ClimateMaster
CMC Energy Services
Constellation Energy
Demand Response and Advanced Metering Coalition
Dueco, Inc.
ENERGY STAR - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Entegrity Wind
Environmental & Energy Study Institute
Fuel Cells 2000
Geothermal Energy Association
GHD Inc.
Hearth and Home Technologies
Home Depot
HUVCO, Daylighting Solutions
Iogen Corporation
Konarka Technologies
National Hydropower Association
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
New England Marine Renewable Energy Center
North Carolina Solar Center
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Ocean Power Technologies
Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition
Ocean Renewable Power Company
Ormat Technologies
Reluminati
Renewable Fuels Association
Resolute Marine Energy, Inc.
Standard Solar, Inc.
SW Windpower
The Stella Group, Ltd
U.S. Fuel Cell Council
U.S. Green Building Council
Virent Energy Systems, Inc.
The EXPO is free and open to the public. No RSVPs are required.
For More Information: Contact Ken Bossong,
Sustainable Energy Coalition* 301-270-6477 x.23;
kbossong614@yahoo.com
*Founded in 1992, the Sustainable Energy Coalition
(SEC) is a coalition of four dozen national
business, environmental, and energy policy
organizations supporting aggressive development
of renewable energy and energy efficient technologies.
The SEC is hosting this event in cooperation
with Members of the U.S. House of Representatives
and the U.S. Senate Renewable Energy &
Energy Efficiency Caucuses.
Did you know . . . . ??
. . . . that by the end of 2008 energy efficiency investments will have slashed United States energy consumption (as measured per dollar of economic output) to half of what it was in 1970, from 18,000 Btus to about 8,900 Btus; in one year alone such investments are estimated to have generated approximately 1.7 quads of energy savings.
. . . . that the U.S.’s energy consumption could be cut by 11 percent by 2020 through simple building efficiency measures such as more efficient lighting, water heating, and appliances, and by designing new buildings to be more energy efficient.
. . . . that the sales of Energy Star-qualified compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) nearly doubled last year, according to estimates by the Environmental Protection Agency; in 2007, 290 million CFLs (which use approximately 75 percent less energy) were sold and now account for about 20 percent of the U.S. light bulb market.
. . . . that energy efficiency improvements in the U.S. electric power sector could reduce the need for new electric generation by an additional 7 to 11 percent more than currently projected over the next two decades if key market, regulatory, and consumer barriers can be addressed.
. . . . that if Americans used public transit at the same rate as Europeans – for roughly 10 percent of their daily travel needs – the U.S. could reduce its dependence on imported oil by more than 40 percent, nearly equal to the 550 million barrels of crude oil imported from Saudi Arabia each year.
. . . . that U.S. registrations of new hybrid vehicles rose 38 percent in 2007 to a record 350,289 while fuel cells continue to make inroads in the transportation and building sectors – e.g., 12 fuel cells totaling 4.8 MW (megawatts) will help power the Freedom Tower and three other new towers under construction at the World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan.
Did you know . . . . ??
. . . . that U.S. wind power grew by 45 percent in 2007 and accounted for 30 percent of all new power generation in the United States last year; wind energy could supply at least 20 percent of U.S. electricity needs by 2030 while creating 500,000 new jobs and avoiding 7.6 cumulative gigatons of CO2.
. . . . that solar power is on the verge of reaching cost parity with conventional energy sources and could provide 10 percent of U.S. electricity generation by 2025; grid-connected photovoltaic systems are projected to grow by nearly 20 percent annually.
. . . . that adding more turbines to existing dams could add as much as 37,000 megawatts (MW) of power; there is more than 90,000 MW of untapped generation potential from hydropower and new waterpower technologies (e.g., ocean waves, tides, currents) across the U.S. – enough energy to serve the needs of 22 cities the size of Washington DC.
. . . . that six million Americans are using geothermal energy in their homes – three million receive electricity from geothermal power plants and another three million use geothermal heat pumps to heat & cool their homes; new geothermal power now under development in the U.S. will roughly double the county’s geothermal capacity.
. . . . that the southwestern U.S. has the potential for nearly 7,000 gigawatts (GW) of solar thermal power generation – more than six times current U.S. electric generating capacity; during the past six months, over $30 billion in investment has been proposed for plants to be constructed in the next several years.
. . . . that ethanol will reduce U.S. petroleum demand by 130,000 barrels/day in 2008; the 6.5 billion gallons of ethanol produced last year provided employment for 238,000 workers, added $47.6 billion to the nation’s GDP, and put an additional $12.3 billion into the pockets of American consumers; moreover, cellulosic ethanol is projected to boom during the coming decade.
COME TO THE EXPO AND LEARN ABOUT THESE DEVELOPMENTS
AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!
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